Dell monitor went to black screen

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    MY 17" Dell flat screen monitor went blank screen on me. The power light stays green but there isnt any picture. The same thing happened to my mother in-law recently. I called dell and my warrenty expired just a couple of weeks ago. Does anyone know if i have any options to get this thing fixed?
     
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    Bad luck I'm afraid. Contact an LCD repair shop or see if Dell will repair it at a charge.
     
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    Would a place like best buy be able to fix it? and
    then you think i should ask dell to pay for it?
     
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    If it's out of warranty I doubt Dell will pay for it. As for best Buy, I'm not sure best buy would, and even if they did, I'm not sure I'd trust them.
     
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    Do you know exactly what the problem is?
     
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    It could be all manner of things, faulty power feed to the panel, faulty panel, faulty control chip...
     
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    Should I just go to a computer repair shop? I don't really know of any lcd repair shops in my area.
     
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    You could try that but they might not necessarily have the means to repair LCDs there.
     
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